Title
Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Sole Source Purchase with Owen Equipment for a Sewer Cleaner at an Amount Not to Exceed $350,349.99 and to Appropriate $96,432.99 from the Water Pollution Control Plant Fund to the Vehicle Replacement Fund
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to purchase a new Vactor RamJet sewer cleaner to replace an existing sewer cleaner that is due to go out of service. It will cost $350,349.99 (sales tax included).
BACKGROUND
The City maintains a rigorous program for keeping the City's sewer system running smoothly. Among other efforts, this program includes regular cleaning of the City-owned sewer lines using high-pressure water from sewer cleaner trucks. In addition, the truck is used to remove blockages that occur in the City-owned sewer pipes.
Analysis
The City's current sewer cleaner truck is used on a daily basis to maintain the City's sewer system, which encompasses approximately 125 miles of sanitary sewer pipe lines. So far in 2019, City staff have used the cleaner truck to clean about 80 miles of pipe. This is the primary emergency response truck when there is a sewer backup and is used to remove heavier deposits. The current truck has been in service since 2009 and has reached the end of its useful service life.
Sewer maintenance staff currently use a Vactor brand sewer cleaner and are familiar with its operational and maintenance requirements. In addition, the Vactor cleaner has a cover over the equipment and work area, which improves safety, reduces noise while in use and protects the equipment, which improves service life.
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